Bell ringer Would you want - PowerPoint Presentation

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Bell ringer

Would you want to be President of the United States? Why or why not? Think about all the pros and cons of being the President. What aspects of the job appeal to you and do not appeal to you?

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The Executive Branch

President 1Slide3

Today we will …

Objectivesagenda

Identify formal qualifications of the President.

Explore the job of the president, including informal roles.

Identify pay and benefits of being president.

Article – ‘The

L

oneliest Job”

Slide/notes

Guided Reading – Section 13.4

Exit Ticket

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Before & After:

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Interesting facts on our 44

th President – Barack Obama

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4

th

, 1961

“Barack” means “one who is blessed” in Swahili.

On his high school basketball team, he earned the nickname the “

O’bomber

”.

He’s 51 years old.

Graduated from Colombia University & Harvard Law School

Worked in Chicago as a community organizer before he finished Law School.Worked as a civil rights lawyer in Chicago as well.Taught a “Constitutional Law” class at the University of Chicago from 1992-2004.

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More interesting facts…

Served 3 terms in the Illinois Senate.

Favorite music: Bob Dylan & Miles Davis

Favorite food that he cooks: Chili

Doesn’t drink coffee, rarely drinks alcohol.

Bad Habit: Constantly checking his BlackBerry.

He has read all 7 Harry Potter books.

When he lived in Indonesia, he had a pet ape named Tata.

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Magazine Article

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Obama After One Year: The Loneliest Job

Read & Answer the following questions in the blanks provided

1.) According to the article, what do you think is difficult about being President? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

2.) It’s been about 7 years since President Obama has been in office. How do you think he has done? Has your opinion changed of him?

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Formal Qualifications

According to the Constitution:Natural born citizen in the U.S.

Be at least 35 years old

Have been a resident within the United States for 14 years.

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Presidential Terms

A Presidential Term lasts 4 years – and each President may serve for 2 terms.Typically the longest a President can serve is 8 years.

However…if a VP must step in & become President mid-term (for 2 years), he may still run for the additional terms remaining. This means we could have a President potentially serve for 10 years.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Up until 1951, the Constitution placed no limit on the number of terms a President may serve.

FDR served as President from 1933-1945.

In 1951, the Constitution was amended for the 22

nd

Amendment limiting Presidential terms.

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Why?

Some argue we should abolish term limits. Why? Why not?

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Job Description

The President of the United States is known as the “Leader of the Free World”.

The President simultaneously fills 8 different roles:

Chief of State

Chief Executive

Chief Administrator

Chief Diplomat

Commander in Chief

Chief Legislator

Chief of Party

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Chief Citizen

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Reading – 13.4

Read 13.4 the modern president’s job.Take notes on the organizer.

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Chief of State

This means the President is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all people of the nation.

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Chief Executive

This means the President is vested by the Constitution with “the executive power” of the U.S.“The most powerful office in the world”.

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Chief Administrator

This means the President is the director of the entire executive branch of the Federal Government.Under President Obama, there has been an increase in federal employees (Dept. of Homeland Security/Dept. of Justice/etc.)

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Chief Diplomat

This means the President is the main architect of U.S. foreign policy & the nation’s chief spokesperson to the rest of the world.

Ex: Taking trips around the world and meeting fellow presidents or prime ministers, making speeches abroad.

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Commander in Chief

This means the President is control of the nation’s military.

According to President Bush’s book, aspect of the job was his favorite.

The President in charge of the Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.

Makes the ultimate decision on going to war, with Congress having to pass an official declaration.

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Chief Legislator

This means the President is the main architect of its public policies.

The President sets the Congressional agenda.

Ex: Healthcare Reform

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Chief of the Party

This means the President is the acknowledged leader of his political party.Ex: President Obama and the Democrats

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Chief Citizen

This means the President is expected to be the “the representative of all the people”.

He’s expected to work for and represent the public interest.

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So what’s important about this?

They’re all connected.The decisions the President makes as one role affects all the other roles.

For example, the decisions President Obama has made as the Chief Legislator has affected his role as the Chief of the Party.

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History Channel – Inside the White House

Nat Geo – Air Force 1

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Closure – exit ticket

Unwritten Qualifications #88

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